Lee Jung-hoo is the strongest player in the national team...Cho Gye-hyun contacts Korean-American players → Edman's "great filial piety to his mother" reaction is positive
Lee Jung-hoo is the strongest player in the national team...Cho Gye-hyun contacts Korean-American players → Edman's "great filial piety to his mother" reaction is positive
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Cho Kye-hyun, chairman of the KBO Power Reinforcement Committee, visited the U.S. and met with overseas players. Naturally, there were talks about the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) national team, and Chairman Cho Kye-hyun said he received a positive response.메이저놀이터
KBO broadcast the fifth episode of "Crazy Live" on its official YouTube channel on the 7th to tell the story of Chairman Cho Kye-hyun's trip to the United States.
Chairman Cho Kye-hyun traveled around the United States from the 8th to the 17th of last month and contacted Korean players such as Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants), Kim Ha-sung (Tampa Bay Rays), and Kim Hye-sung, as well as Korean players such as Tommy Hyun-soo Edman (LA Dodgers) and Dane Dunning (Texas Rangers).
Korea's status in the international arena is declining. Starting with the third place in the 2006 WBC, Korea dominated the international arena by winning the entire Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the runner-up in the 2009 WBC. However, nightmares have been repeated every time recently, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics disaster, the 2023 WBC disaster, and the 2024 Premier 12 disaster.
Prior to the 2025 season, Lee Jung-hoo made remarks with determination. Lee Jung-hoo said, "Isn't the national team's performance so bad right now. After coming to the U.S., I realized that the U.S. players are also determined. "I hope Korea will prepare well from now on," he said. "The national team is not going to gain experience. The players who showed the best performance in the year go and fight for their country, and even though they have seniors who showed the best performance, young players come out under the pretext of generational change." In short, Korea has to build the best national team regardless of age.
Seniors also concurred with Lee's remarks. "If I get good enough results to get recognition by boosting my performance this year, I will play for the national team," Ryu said. "If I get good results, I will definitely play for the WBC." Kim Kwang-hyun and Yang Hyun-jong also expressed positive views on the "strongest" national team.
Chairman Cho Kye-hyun went on a tour to the U.S. amid the prevailing trend of the strongest team in the Korean national team. The Dong-A Ilbo had an interview with him beforehand to see if any Korean players can play in the national team like Edman at WBC in 2023. WBC can choose the national team based on their parents' ancestry. Edman's mother is Korean American.
"Lee Jung-hoo gave us very positive information," Chairman Cho Kye-hyun said. "He showed his commitment to the national team." Kim Hye-sung as well as Kim Ha-sung and Ko Woo-seok, who are undergoing rehabilitation, reportedly left similar answers.
Edman was also said to have been active in joining the national team. "Edman said, 'If I have an opportunity to be with you, it will be a great filial piety to my mother,'" said Chairman Cho Kye-hyun.
He expressed his expectations for Dane Dunning. "He has a positive image of the national team," Cho Kye-hyun, chairman of the committee, said. "The data shows that the speed, pitch, breaking ball and pitch design are not bad."
Rob Refsnyder (Boston Red Sox) and Riley O'Brien (St. Louis Cardinals) also showed positive responses to their joining of the national team. Chairman Cho Kye-hyun wished the two players to improve their skills and performance without injury until the end of the season.
Attention is focusing on whether the 2026 WBC national team will be able to be set up with the strongest power by mobilizing all overseas players.
Kim Kyung Hyun-ki